Original Article
Screening the immunophenotypic characteristics of acute promyelocytic leukemia by multiparameter flow cytometry
Li Ting, Wu Ping, Chen Man, Wang Aixian, Fu Minjing, Wu Xueying, Zhen Junyi, Gong Meiwei, Wang Hui
Published 2024-07-19
Cite as Chin J Lab Med, 2024, 47(7): 747-754. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn114452-20240312-00122
Abstract
ObjectiveTo explore and screen the immunophenotypic characteristics of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC).
MethodsA retrospective and descriptive study. A total of 130 acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients who registrated in Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital were studied, among which there were 44 classical APL (cAPL), 24 microgranular variant of APL (APLv) and 62 non-APL patients (including NPM1mut AML and AML with KMT2A rearrangement). MFC immunotyping was used to analyze and compare the median expression intensity (MEI) of side scatter (SSC), along with the ratio of the MEI on leukemic cells with those on lymphocytes (T/L MEIR), the median fluorescence intensity (MDFI) of CD34, myeloperoxidase (MPO), CD64 and CD9 on leukemic cells, as well as the ratios of these MDFIs on leukemic cells with those on lymphocytes (T/L MDFIR). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of the multiparameters model for distinguishing cAPL and non-APL, APLv and non-APL.
ResultsThe MEI and T/L MEIR of SSC in the cAPL group were higher than those in the APLv and non-APL groups (P<0.05), and these two parameters in APLv group were higher than those in the non-APL group, respectively (P<0.05). The MDFIs of CD34 in cAPL and APLv groups were higher than those in the non-APL group (P<0.05), and the T/L MDFIR of CD34 was higher in APLv group than non-APL group (P<0.05). The MDFIs of MPO and CD9, as well as the T/L MDFIRs in cAPL and APLv groups were both higher than those in the non-APL group, respectively (P<0.05). The MDFI and T/L MDFIR of CD64 in the cAPL group were higher than those in non-APL group, respectively (P<0.05). ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of MEI of SSC, the MDFI of CD64 and CD9, as well as the T/L MEIR of SSC and T/L MDFIR of CD9 were 0.932, 0.816, 0.893, 0.960 and 0.894 for diagnosing cAPL, respectively, and the AUC of these parameters were 0.725, 0.737, 0.791, 0.729 and 0.736 for diagnosis APLv, respectively (P<0.05).
ConclusionMFC method can analyze and screen the immunophenotypic characteristics of APL for differential diagnosis of cAPL, APLv and non-APL patients.
Key words:
Leukemia, promyelocytic, acute; Flow cytometry; Immunophenotyping; Median fluorescence intensity; Differential diagnosis
Contributor Information
Li Ting
Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory, Beijing Lu Daopei Hospital, Beijing 100176, China
Wu Ping
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China
Chen Man
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China
Wang Aixian
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China
Fu Minjing
Department of Pathology and Medical Laboratory, Beijing Lu Daopei Hospital, Beijing 100176, China
Wu Xueying
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China
Zhen Junyi
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China
Gong Meiwei
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China
Wang Hui
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei Yanda Lu Daopei Hospital, Langfang 065201, China